Washington Heights

proper noun

A community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
  2. A census-designated place in Orange County, New York, United States.
  3. A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States.
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    She uses broccoli rabe instead of aka takana (spicy mustard greens), shops in the Caribbean markets of her Washington Heights neighborhood for batatas rather than Japanese satsumaimo (yellow sweet potatoes), and has learned to love the local mofongo, the Dominican version of mashed plantains with lots of garlic.

    2007 December 26, Julia Moskin, “A Celebration of the New Year Ushers in a Bit of Japan”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
  4. A neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
  5. A neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
  6. A neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Cite this entry
APA

Washington Heights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Washington%20Heights

MLA

“Washington Heights.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Washington%20Heights. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Washington Heights,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Washington%20Heights.

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